Afrocalathea
Genus of flowering plants
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Afrocalathea is a genus of plants native to Africa. It contains only one species: Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum.) K.Schum, known from Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, and Congo-Brazzaville.[2][3]
| Afrocalathea | |
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| Botanical illustration of the flower, accompanying the protologue. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Afrocalathea K.Schum. |
| Species: | A. rhizantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum) K.Schum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calathea rhizantha K.Schum | |
